Laptops for $499

The Travelmate series is much more expensive than the standard laptops you're talking about. Yes you can buy same brand but not same model for that price.

Hi A

It certainly does pay to look around. Recently my husband took a fancy to a camera with 18x zoom on DD (imported from Asia), and i got it direct from Hong Kong for about half the DD special price.

Mh

And you will have to send it back there to get fixed if anything goes wrong with it as no one in Australia will give warranty service on it.
Have learnt from bitter experience not to buy electronic stuff from Asia direct

G'day
We recently purchases a superceeded notebook HP from HN seconds shop
In this case it was made quite clear which ones were superceeded and which were refurbished
some I felt were good value and some overpriced , just gotta have had a good look around and compare for yourself
Garry

*superceeded notebook HP*

Generally just note that if you need something done under warranty they are the worst company to deal with along side Sony...

(Unless there has been a miracle lately)


Cheers

HP have a challeng if they want to be worse than sony....TV 9 months and counting....cold make a new human in less time!

"Usually bought from the manufacturer at a runout price and sold on to unsuspecting customers."

HELLO MCFLY!!!!!

If you purchase an item and don't realize it's superseded then my friend you get what you deserve. In my case when i purchase something thats in this category i do so because it's a bargain.

Hiya Andrew

Yep i tell people to use other brands that deserve your dollar through looking after people,LG for an example....If everyone did that there share holders (Sony,HP) would eventually want to know whats going on..


Cheers

Gday Warfer

I origionally went with sony for the 'name'. I think they have lost it a bit over the last few years........a little concerned with the HP you mentioned...this being typed on a HP Notebook, although it has been a great unit so far. It is geting harder and harder to work out what is cheap throw away stuff (sometimes good value for money IMO), or a long term product.

Cheerws Andrew

Hi Andrew

My friend who is in his late fifties (young fella just in case he may see this) Has been an electronics expert all his life..Made circuits for this and that before the Japanese went full scale everything..Now he was up until about 10 years ago a dedicated Sony man.Sony this and Sony that..Now you wont see a Sony product in his house.

Myself,Sony lost me when i bought the Playstation2 on the day it was released into Australia..13-14 months later the laser crapped out,at the 10th-11th month i was getting the blue screen error and thought it may be dust on the game dvd's..Now Sony new they had a laser problem worldwide and they were charging some people to fix and not others,i was going to be charged so i said shove it and your company..

I had bought prior to playstation a Sony handy cam $2400 back then,14 months in the heads went so i was not to happy anyway.Probably had 10 dv cassettes through it at best ,all Sony too.Quote was $800 and the silly thing was i paid it lol

Cheers Bud